Kristian Popovic
Kristian Popovic (born 14 August 2001) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for NK Međimurje.[1]
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| Full name | Kristian Popovic | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 August 2001 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | NK Međimurje | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| Sydney United 58 | ||||||||||||||||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Perth Glory | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | Perth Glory NPL | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Perth Glory | 19 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Xanthi | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | NK Rudeš | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → NK Kurilovec (loan) | |||||||||||||||
| 2022– | NK Međimurje | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Australia U-20 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2021– | Australia U-23 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 July 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Perth Glory
On 18 April 2019, at 17 years of age, Kristian Popovic made his first appearance for Perth Glory coming on as a substitute for Jake Brimmer.[2] On 19 October 2019, Popovic scored his first professional goal, coming against Western United in a 1–1 draw.[3]
Career statistics
- As of 18 April 2019
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Perth Glory | 2018–19 | A-League | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Personal life
Popovic is the son of former Crystal Palace and Socceroos player Tony Popovic, and the older brother of Perth Glory player Gabriel Popovic.[4]
Honours
References
- "Kristian Popovic Profile". Perth Glory. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- "Sydney tighten grip on second with win over Glory". SBS.
- "A-League news: Kristian Popovic, goal, video, watch, highlights, Tony Popovic, Western United vs Perth Glory, reaction". Fox Sports. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- "'Proud' Popovic praises Perth as 17-year-old son Kristian makes debut". The World Game. SBS. 19 April 2019.
- "MAS U18 v AUS U18" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
External links
- Kristian Popovic at Soccerway.com
- Kristian Popovic at WorldFootball.net
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